Photo: Aerosmith is in town. Halloween has come to Belmont in the guise of two popular annual events: The Cushing Square Merchants Association’s Cushing Square Trick or Treat and the rising of the skeleton residents of Hillcrest Road which transforms into HELLcrest on Oct. 31. A hoard of costume children and parents descended on Cushing Square […]

Photo: Aircraft over Belmont. A pair of tentative efforts between federal and state agencies and critics of a three-year-old plan that concentrates flights departing Boston’s Logan International to a small air corridor over a large portion of the Town of Homes could eventually lead to quieter skies over Belmont and other communities. “I’m pleased to […]

Photo: Salting Belmont streets. Here’s some Belmont trivia: How much salt will Belmont’s Highway Division use on town streets during the coming winter? 30,300 pounds 200 tons 4,000 tons Not enough on my street. While you ponder your response, the Belmont Board of Selectmen has approved the annual contract for road salt on Monday, Oct. […]

Photo: The proposed entry to the Sleepy Hollow Road. Sleepy Hollow Road, a controversial new cul-de-sac connecting Marsh Street to five proposed “McMansions” on the land of a well-known Boston developer, will make like Ichabod Crane and nod off before waking up sometime next year, according to Glenn Clancy, director of the Office of Community […]

Photo: Early voting in Belmont. Belmont residents will have the opportunity to cast their Presidential ballot over the weekend as the town has extended early voting hours to Saturday, Oct. 29. Registered voters will be able to have their voices heard between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Belmont Town Hall, said Town Clerk Ellen […]

Photo: From the final scene of “Hamlet”. (credit: BHS PAC) Tickets for the Belmont High School Performing Arts Company’s production of Shakespeare’s tragic play “Hamlet” are now on sale for next week’s performances. “As usual, we’re putting our updated take on this classic story of a prince’s revenge, highlighting the play’s exploration of the human […]

Photo: Senior running back Ben Jones heading off the field after his final touchdown against Lexington. It was a miserable Saturday, both weather- and numbers-wise, for Belmont High Football this past Oct. 23. On the climate front, the skies opened up with a hard, cold rain for the first half of the team’s match with Middlesex […]

Photo: To the editor: What is UNICEF and what is “Trick or Treating for UNICEF”? UNICEF stands for United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund whose focus is to help the children in need whether they are going through poverty, violence, or lack of health. One way UNICEF gets donations to support children is through Trick […]

Photo: Tom Dolan of Clifton Street casts the first early election ballot in Belmont. Just before 8 a.m., Monday, Oct. 24, Greg Poulos and his daughter, Linnea, entered Belmont Town Hall on a mission: To vote. The Poulos’, who live on Oak Avenue, joined 386 of their fellow residents Monday who took advantage of the […]

Photo: Belmont Savings Bank. It’s been a busy and fruitful 2016 for Belmont’s most prominent business. BSB Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Belmont Savings Bank, the state-chartered savings bank headquartered in Belmont, reported last week a jump in net income – the difference between revenues generated by interest-bearing assets and the cost of servicing […]